(2 cr)
Code: 7K00GH63-3004
General information
Enrolment period
20.07.2024 - 18.08.2024
Timing
19.08.2024 - 13.10.2024
Credits
2 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Tarja Friman
Person in charge
Minna Merta
Groups
-
24ASH2B
Objectives (course unit)
The goal of the course is to develop aseptic skills and learn the basics of microbiology from the perspective of infection prevention.
After completing the course, the student
• Understands comprehensively the basics of infection prevention in various nursing environments.
• Knows the microbial groups that are essential to health and is able to apply knowledge in maintaining health and preventing illness.
• Is able to apply and evaluate the principles of aseptic work in different nursing environments and is able to justify the activity with evidence-based practice.
Content (course unit)
• Essential microbes in nursing, their transmission vectors
• The role of microbes in the prevention of infections and the growth of microbes
• Aseptic work in different nursing environments
• The importance of personal and hand hygiene in aseptic working
• Use of the conventional precautions and different isolation measures in nursing care
• Documentation of infection control in nursing
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
• Knows the basics of infection prevention.
• Recognizes the microbial groups that are essential for health and knows the basics of their spreading.
• Is able to work according to aseptic principles without endangering patient safety.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
• Has a structured picture of the basics of infection prevention.
• Knows the microbial groups that are essential for health and understands the importance of their spreading in maintaining health and preventing illness.
• Is able to work according to aseptic principals and justify their activities.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
• Understands comprehensively the basics of infection prevention in various nursing environments.
• Knows the microbial groups that are essential to health and is able to apply knowledge in maintaining health and preventing illness.
• Is able to apply and evaluate the principles of aseptic work in different nursing environments and is able to justify the activity with evidence-based practice.
Assessment scale
0-5